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A retirement reception was held May 8 for Linda Ireland, editor of The LaRue County Herald News. Linda began her tenure with Landmark in the mid-1990s, worked as a correspondent several years and became editor in 2001. She worked also with the newspaper when it was owned by the McDonald family. Linda, left, visited with former co-worker Ramona Coffey, long-time office manager at the Herald. Ramona retired due to medical reasons and continues her battle with ovarian cancer.

Hosparus Central Kentucky, Elizabethtown, has been named a 2015 Hospice Honors Elite recipient. Established by Deyta, this prestigious annual honor recognizes the top hospices that continuously provide the highest level of satisfaction through their care as measured from the family caregiver’s point of view.

Safelite AutoGlass, the nation’s largest provider of vehicle glass repair and replacement, has been recognized by the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission with an Earth Day award granted each year to individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to environmental protection.

Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between March 2014 and March 2015, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

LaRue County’s jobless rate was 5.6 percent in March 2015, compared to 7.7 percent a year ago.

Annual unemployment rates were lower in all 120 Kentucky counties in 2014 than in 2013, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

LaRue County’s annual rate was 6.5 percent in 2014, down from 8 percent in 2014.

There were 374 people unemployed on average in 2014, compared to 471 in 2013. The number of employable workers (civilian labor force) decreased from 5,882 in 2013 to 5,714 in 2014.

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District held its 47th annual meeting on April 15, at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, with more than 160 guests from the region’s eight counties and other areas of the Commonwealth.
The presentation of the LTADD Board of Directors’ prestigious Palmer “Pete” Petersen Award to George Spragens of Lebanon and the acceptance of the Dorothy Dolle Award by Marilyn Craycroft of Brandenburg highlighted the meeting.
New officers were named:

Fort Knox Federal Credit Union will report on its 2014 business performance to its members, who are also the owners of the Credit Union, at its membership meeting on May 12, at the Performing Arts Center, John Hardin High School, 384 W.A. Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and doors will open at 5 p.m.

Fort Knox Federal has a total of 15 branches throughout central Kentucky, including a branch in southern Jefferson County.